The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday unveiled names of substituted candidates ahead of November 6 governorship election in Anambra state.
In the new list which revealed 7 substituted governorship candidates and 11 deputy candidates, former Governor of Central Bank, Professor Charles Soludo replaced Honorable Chukwuma Umeoji of the House of Representatives as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.
Checks revealed that the Commission had last month placed Honourable Umeoji as APGA candidate following the judgement of the Jigawa High Court of June 28 which accorded recognition to Umeoji who emerged at the parallel primaries conducted by the Jude Okeke faction of the party, as against the Victor Oye led leadership where Professor Soludo emerged as standard-bearer.
But a Court of Appeal, Awka Division presided by Justice Chioma Nwosu-Ikpeme had on August 3, dismissed an application challenging the judgement of an Awka High Court of Anambra State, which declared the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, as the candidate of the APGA, in the November 6, gubernatorial election in the state.
In a similar vein, three Justices of the Court of Appeals, Kano Division in a unanimous judgement, on August 9, affirmed Soludo as the authentic candidate of APGA.
INEC in a statement signed by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said the Commission was served with the judgement of the Court of Appeal (Kano Division) which set aside the judgement of the High Court of Jigawa State on the leadership of APGA and the nomination of its candidates for the Anambra Governorship election.
The Commission however hinted that “the final list of candidates will be published on 7th October 2021 as provided in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the election.”
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